Trader Joe’s Ginger Peanut Noodle Salad

November 30, 2006 | Reviewer: Rebecca

Trader Joe's Ginger Peanut Noodle Salad

Price: $2.99
Serving: 1 container, 10 oz.
Calories: 420
Fat: 29%, 19g
Sodium: 34%, 820mg
Protein: 11g
Carbs: 19%, 55g
Fiber: 12%, 3g

Trader says: Ginger Peanut Noodle Salad. Keep Refrigerated.

Rebecca says: I bought these noodles because I was craving something cool and refreshing on a hot day. I chose Ginger Peanut noodles because I have usually had good luck with Trader Ming’s.

The noodles, after being in the fridge, were quite refreshing and provided me with some temporary relief for being stuck in an office with no air conditioning. I thought that they would be tangy and full of dynamic favor (I’m a big ginger fan). However, they were not very tasty. I found one peanut in the entire container and did not even taste a smidgen of ginger. I was expecting something delicious but instead just had some bland cold noodles. In its defense, I might argue that it was nice to eat something cold and the noodles were well cooked and not gummy.

However…

In my haste, I did not realize there was a nutrition label at the bottom of the container until I could see the bottom as I was eating. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this tasteless wonder I had been consuming turned out to have 19 g of fat! If only I had noticed it before eating the whole thing, I would have returned it to the shelf I grabbed it from and would not have given it a second thought.

If these noodles had been flavorful and delicious, I might have attempted to justify the excessive amount of fat. However, the ginger peanut noodles were mostly blah and were simply not worth it. I bet I can find better ginger peanut noodles somewhere else with more flavor, less fat and about the about the same price. I’ll let you know when I find it.

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3 Responses to “Trader Joe’s Ginger Peanut Noodle Salad”

tg on November 30th, 2006

nice thumb!
Ace N. on November 30th, 2006

I think the word “salad” is used a bit too loosely in today’s culinary world.
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